Continuous cheese press



I Oct. 2,1923.

E. C. DAMROW CONTINUOUS CHEESE PRESS Filed Dec. 16. 1921 la a 7 ,2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Hill Hl Iw Patented 0a. 2 19.23;

COMPANY, Osman hu LAC, Wisconsin, A'coeromnonios wisc'onsm, 1

' V 'coN'rINnoUs cHEEs PnEss.

I Applicationfile d fDecember 16,1921; -Seria1' No. 522752.

To all 'whmnfit ma 057106711: 7

Be it known that I, EDWARD Q. DAMROW,

a'eitizen'of the United "States of America,

and aresident ofFond dn Lacginthe coinity I 01' Fond 'du Lac and "State of vifisconsin, have invented certain new and ns'efiil Imf provements in'Continuou-s Cheese Press'es,of "which'thefellowing is a specification.

This invention relatesto cheese-'press'e's'of the continuoiis pressure type in which the gradual downward rocking nioyenientof the press bed and parts mounted thereon *is adapted to imparta "powerful'and continuous compression movement 'to the pressure head or platen of the-pre me the-present improvements -the'rein 'haye 'for their objQCt:

To provide astru tural 'f rmation and association of the rocking press*-bed, the guide -fraine for i thjemevable end i ofjthe bed and-the intermediate Ine'ehanismand connections whereby the press bed is effectively guided in its up anti 1 down xnovements and ivith, which an elevation of the "press bed "into position for the insertion and removal of t he cheese hoops or niolds,'and-for-arenewa1 of-the continuous compressing operation of .the parts, is attained in' a' 'lconvenient and'e-ftion and combination of the intermediate mechanismbetween the gni'cleframe'and the press bed for converting the gfadnal downward movement o'f the pre ss into a-i-ike contype fenibodyingfthe invention;

"Fig". 1 front lend elevation. V

' .fFig. 3, -is 'a'transv'erse V sectional elevation ."nn e-iaj-e;"Fig; a

Like reference nurse-r als parts in they difi'erent views.

"*Referring to "the drawings- 1 flsignates the"elongatediheii of the presispreferabIy f it'ronh form. and mailing longitnliinal ledges 2 "in spaces relation to'fQrin'- "g 'u'i1'eways for ithe-platens end eh'e'es e :hoop's, usual in the present type rof cheese gpres'ses. s designates standards "legsfixed tothe ineic'atej m e port upon Whichthe press bed h'as'a rocking movement in a vertical-place in actnal use.

'4: designates a cross head arranged in a EDWARD" c. DAM EoW; banana) no LAQQWIs oNsfiiI, AssI'qi IoE ti O DAivxRhiiv 'eedmms longitudinally adjustable manner in side' grooves 5 in the press-bed land held to place in a step by stepadjustmentby hoicling pins "6 inserted in pairs of longitudinalseries of holes 7interseeting'the g'roov'ese, 'With's'aid pins arranged at the rear of the crosshe'ad 4L and formingjan abutment therefor; 8 designatesthe adjustable abutment head or platen of the press, halving a central g' nicle stemf 9 of the ratchet form, moving "in a longitudinalg'uide groove in the'cross head 4, and adapted for f-eeding and holding engagement Witha pawl mechanism Ias '10 designates an operating lever .xpiivoted i said pivot pin ratchet :pa-Wls 1 1 and *12 adapted to have alternate operative eng aglernent with the ratchet {teeth ofithe guide stem 9 aforesaid to e-fl'eejt'a forward movement of the platen 8 as the lever 10 is oscillated by hand. p '1 The companion plressure head or platen of "the press is arranged inopposed relation "to the aforesaid abntment platen 8 ancl Noemprises a face plate or disk 13 and areari cross head 14 having a'=main central transverse Weber flange15-the respective ends o-fwhih portion oonnectetl to the attaching ipl'atersof Hhave'guiding engagement'in'thelsidegnooizes of the press bed 1, with its'lntermed'iam ,90

thelcross head by pl'ural'ities iof uppers and lower bracing ribs 1'5" to provide a l'ight' and strong construction. Near 'itsa iiespective bearing forifices for operative engagement with the upright a-rinsof -theFhereinafterde scribed angle'levers of ltheaiito'matic pres :17 designates "an "upright frameearranged adjacent to the 'forward'1 end 6% the ,spi'ess Sure 'rne chanism"'of ;thegpresent' constr lc j f -16 designates thei cheese hoops ore moldsfil ota' n'y usual construction, f am angedgbe-ff bed '1 With-its s'ide post's havingrguide rails '18 4501 guiding eng'ageinent withi'grooved guide blocks on the respectivets'ides ofthe -forwardeposition of the pressfibed ii/O :niain- I fulcrumed in the for-ward end ofthel press.

near, itslower end with a like tie or cross railto afi'ordsupport for the intermediate operating mechanisms now to be described. V

' 21 designates a plurality of angle levers bed 1 by a transverse pivot rod 22, with their-upright arms in operativeengagement in the bearing orifices of the cross head 14 above described, and with their horizontal 1 arms formed with a series of spaced orifices 23' for connection with the upper ends of ,push rods as follows Y 24;, designates aplurality of push rods having bearing engagement. at their lower .endsin angle bracket pieces 25 attached to the lower tie rail 2O 01 the guideitrame 17 f aforesaid, andipreferably in an; adjustable manner by adjustable lock nuts26 as shown,

,to descend by impart continuous movement to the angle while'at their upper ends the push rods 24: have hook shape portions27 adapted to detachable engagement 1n the series of orifices j 23 of the angle levers 21 lVith aforesaid.

' such arrangement of parts a ready and con- ,venient changecan be effected in the degree of pressure transmitted to the pressure in its gradplaten l ifromthe press bed 1 required in the final compression of different varieties of cheese'ln the varied usesof the press;

28 designates a transverse shait journalled in the vertical side posts of the guide circular end of the frame 17 and in a central depending journal hanger 29 attached to the top rail 19 of said'frame.

-,30 designates an operating hand crank having operative engagement with a non-' shaft 28 for imparting 7 anual rotation to the same in the operation' of raising the-press bed 1 toits initial 1 operative position with relation to the guide holding thesame 1n the position to which to the shaft 28 so; a-f lifting rotation ofsaid shaft.

frame 17 and pressurelever; mechanism above dGSCI'lbBd. I

if 31 designates ,a ratchet wheel and pawl associated with the shaft 288 aforesaid for it maybe adjusted.

-32; designates a plurality of ifi atzfiexible V lifting straps arranged in transverse spaced anat ema. attached at their upper ends as :to wind thereonin At. their 7 v'lower' ends the straps-32 are connected to a transverse rail 33 at the forward endof thepress-bed 1, :byloops on. the lower endso'f-said straps engaging attaching staples .1134: the prongs.-

of which pass down through the rail 33 and are provided with holding nuts as Shown v V v v -xIn the practical operation of the press, the

and ratchet mechanism 31 aforesaid;

the hoops-or molds 16.-,:,'

forward end of the press bed l is elevated by the winding of the liftingrstraps 32 upon the shaft 28 and the locking of said shaft against retrograde movement effected by the pawl The gang or che se hoops or molds 16 in avfilledrcondition are then placed in posiby amanual oscillation of the lever 10 and;

consequent operativeengagement of; the pawls 11, 12 with the'ratchet stern of the abutment platen 8. {With a completion of the initial compressing operation the ratchet and pawl mechanism 31 isreleased IEIOIIl ltSg holding engagement with .theshaft 28, and

the forward end of the press bed 1 isfree gravityy and in such descent levers 21,- which in'turn impart a like contlnuous and powerful advancemovement to the pressure platen 13 to attain the final compression of the cheese material within .Having thus fully described rny 7 what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:-. V 1 v -1. ,in a cheese press, the combination of' an elongated press zbed having supporting legs at one end upon which itv is adapted to have pivotalmovement in a vertical ..plane,-an uprlghtguide frame having guide tracks for guiding engagement with the movable end of the press bed, an adjustable abutment, platen andla companion pressure platen: having -guidingpengagement in aligned relation on the'pressb'ed andgadapted for engagement with a gangof interposed icheesehoops, manua ing a platen, means for automatically efiectinga continuous pressure on the pressure platen, the same comprisinga plurality or: angle levers journa'lled in the pressloed near its :movable end, a cross head attachedjo the lineans vfor attainpressure movement of the abutment back of the pressure platen ahdhav'inga transverse web' formed ;;w ith orificesfor. engage1nent.-. w th-. the upr ght arms otsaid angle levers, and push-rods attached v at one end to the upright guidegitrame and at the other end to the other arms of; the angle levers.

, he c ss elongated press 7 means at one endupon to have'pivote'd movement in a vertiealplane, an upright guide frame-,having guide tracks end of the pressbed', an adjustable abutment j 's emanate an e bed having supporting which :it is adapted v for guiding engagement with the movable ing guiding engagement in aligned relation on the press bed and adapted for engagement with an interposed gang of cheese hoops, means for automatically eflecting continuous pressure on the pressure platen, the same comprising a plurality of angle levers journalled in transverse spaced relation in the movable end of the press bed, a cross head attaohed to the back of the pressure platen and having a transverse Web formed with orifices in transverse spaced relation for engagement with the upright arms of the angle levers, and push rods attached at one end to the upright guide frame and at the other end to the other arms of said angle levers.

3. In a cheese press, the combination of an elongated press bed having supporting means at one end upon which it is adapted to have pivotal movement in a vertical place,

' an upright guide frame having guide tracks for guiding engagement with the movable end of the press bed, an adjustable abutment' platen anda companion pressure platen having guiding engagement in alignedrelation on the press bed and adapted-for engagement with an interposed gang of cheese 7 hoops, means for automatically effecting continuous pressure on the pressure platen, the

same comprising a plurality of angle levers journalled in transverse spaced relation in the movable end of the press bed, a cross head attached to the back of the pressure platen and having a transverse web formed with orifices in transverse spaced relation:

for engagement with the uprightarms of the angle levers, and push rods attached at one end'to the upright guide frame and at the other end to the other arms of said angle levers, the last mentioned lever arms having 40 rows of orifices in their outer ends for selective operative connection with said push rods.

Signed at Fon du Lac, Wis, this 8th day of Dec. 1921. I V

EDWARD C. DAMROW. 

